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Key points
- Two women in their 20s were confirmed dead after an explosion caused a mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, to collapse.
- Eight people have been found in the mall’s wreckage, while a third person was feared dead, NHK reported.
- Five other people were injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening, NHK reported.
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Japanese media reported that two women died after a shopping mall partially collapsed in Kashima; rescuers removed eight people, while one person remained in cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Rescue efforts remain underway after authorities reported people trapped in a collapsed shopping mall.
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Japanese media reported that the death toll reached two after a shopping mall collapse in Kashima.
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Two deaths were confirmed after the Kumamoto mall collapse, and a third person was feared dead.
With information from: France 24, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, The Japan Times.